Review the questions below to help you determine which category best fits your project.
Research
- Does your work primarily involves basic and/or applied research activities?
- Does your work primarily involve development of ideas, processes, theories, etc.?
- Do the activities include inquiry, experiments, or investigation to increase the scholarly understanding of the involved discipline?
- Does your project include data collection, evaluation, and/or analysis?
- Does the project include systematic collection of qualitative or quantitative data in order to evaluate curricula, teaching methods, or program operations?
- Will this funding support the writing of books for the purpose of publishing research results?
- Will this funding go towards maintenance of facilities or equipment and/or operation of a center or facility which will be used for research?
- Does the project include training of individuals in research techniques where the activities utilize the same facilities as other research and development activities?
- Will this funding support graduate student doctoral dissertation activities? This funding may include funds for travel in relation to the dissertation?
- Is the purpose of the program to train students in research techniques in a laboratory setting, such as NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and NSF Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)?
- Will the funding provide students hands-on training in qualitative methods to carry out a social sciences research project designed by a faculty member?
- Will the funding support students working in industry laboratories to enhance his/her research skills as part of the student’s program of study?
If one of the examples above is similar but not identical to your project, contact your unit Research Advancement staff.
If your project is not similar to any of the examples listed, review the other categories on this page.
If the questions above best describe your project, click on the button below.
Instruction
- Will this funding support projects involving ASU students in community service activities for which they WILL receive academic credit?
- Is the purpose of your project to instruct ASU faculty, students or staff?
- Is the purpose of your project to instruct teachers or students in elementary or secondary schools?
- Is the purpose of your project to train public/private managers or administrators on management tools, processes, procedures?
- Is the purpose of your project to instruct the general public?
- Is the training or instruction being given structured for a specific individual or group of individuals to meet a sponsor’s specific agenda or outcomes?
- is the training or instruction based on previously developed materials and methods and requires no significant revision for use with a specific audience?
- Will this funding support the writing of textbooks, reference books, videos, or software to be used as instructional materials?
- Will this be an award to a department, school, or college for the support of students?
- Will this program bring individuals on campus for ASU-sponsored classes?
- Does the project develop or launch curricula?
- Will this funding support the training or initiate the career of a pre- or post-doctoral that leads to a Ph.D. or equivalent research degree?
- Does the opportunity solicitation describe purpose of the program is to support “training grants”?
- Will this funding support career training that requires the recipient to pay back services by engaging in clinical research, health-related teaching, or similar activities, such as the National Research Service Awards (NRSA)?
- Will funding support internships, hands-on experiences, designed to develop connections between ASU students and future careers in business?
- Will funding primarily support career education, such as training in the arts and library sciences?
If one of the examples above is similar but not identical to your project, contact your unit Research Advancement staff.
If your project is not similar to any of the examples listed, review the other categories on this page.
If the questions above best describe your project, click on the button below.
Other
- Will this funding support projects involving ASU students in community service activities for which they will NOT receive academic credit?
- Will this funding support ASU public events?
- Will this funding support museum or library collections, acquisitions, bibliographies, or cataloging?
- Will this funding support conferences, seminars, or workshops?
- Will this be a travel grant?
- Will this be a health services project?
- Will this program enhance institutional resources, such as upgrading public broadcasting equipment?
- Will this project use and promote nationally created PBS media?
- Does the activity make information available in an informal setting to individuals or groups external to ASU?
If one of the examples above is similar but not identical to your project, contact your unit Research Advancement staff.
If your project is not similar to any of the examples listed, review the other categories on this page.
If the questions above best describe your project, click on the button below.
Research Advancement Staff: If you have questions regarding these determination guidelines, contact [email protected] or the Proposal and Negotiation Team GCO assigned to the proposal.